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HR 919 · in committee · significant

Chronic Disease Flexible Coverage Act

What this bill does

  • Allows high-deductible health plans to cover certain chronic disease medications and monitoring tools without requiring patients to meet their deductible first.
  • Affects people with chronic conditions like diabetes, heart disease, asthma, and depression who use high-deductible health plans.
  • Codifies existing IRS guidance into law; no new federal spending; takes effect upon enactment.

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Community Threads

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  1. 01

    How would allowing chronic disease medications before deductible is met change out-of-pocket costs for people with diabetes, heart disease, or asthma?

  2. 02

    What trade-offs exist between expanding pre-deductible coverage for chronic conditions and maintaining lower premiums for high-deductible health plans?

  3. 03

    Which chronic conditions should qualify for pre-deductible coverage, and how should that list be determined or updated over time?

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Sponsor · R-FL-16

Vern Buchanan

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Introduced 2025-03-05

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-03-05 · senate · IntroReferral

    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

  2. 2025-03-04 · house · Floor

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  3. 2025-03-04 · house · Floor

    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H964)

  4. 2025-03-04 · Floor

    Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H964)

  5. 2025-03-04 · house · Floor

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 919.

  6. 2025-03-04 · house · Floor

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H964-966)

  7. 2025-03-04 · house · Floor

    Mr. Smith (MO) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.

  8. 2025-02-04 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

  9. 2025-02-04 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  10. 2025-02-04 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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